【英文】德国墨卡托中国研究所报告：弥合差距：跨大西洋对华政策的优先事项（57页）

On the US side, there is broad bipartisan consensus regarding China policy, with President Joe Biden building on initiatives taken by the Trump administration. The October 2022 US National Security Strategy (NSS) describes China as “the only competitor  with both the intent to reshape the international order and increasingly, the economic,  diplomatic, military, and technological power to do it.” The NSS identifes the next ten  years as “the decisive decade.”4 It also highlights alignment with US allies and partners as a key element of America’s strategy toward China. 

At this point, Taiwan and  securing long-term technological leadership (“outcompeting China”) appear to be the  top issues in the US debate.  In August 2022, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan to show “unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.”5 China reacted by conducting aggressive military exercises around Taiwan and fring missiles into Taiwan’s  and, signifcantly, Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The 2023 US National Defense  Authorization Act (NDAA) includes new initiatives to bolster Taiwan’s defense capabilities and diplomatic support for Taiwan. Meanwhile, the new Republican majority of  the US House of Representatives created a bipartisan “Select Committee on China” and  signaled its intention to visit Taipei in 2023.